HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-11-2000Auburn Arts Commission
Monday, December 11, 2000
Minutes
Commissioners present: Herman Ansingh, Anne Baunach, Paul Dodsworth, chair;
Bonnie Egbert, Don Gardner, Steve LePenske, Pam Smith, Genie Sprenger, John
Stanphill
Commissioners absent: Lynn Norman and Barbie Sharrard (both excused)
Staff present: Susan Sagawa, cultural programs manager; Lori Patrick, cultural programs
specialist; and Dick Deal, parks and recreation director
Visitors: Carol Valenta, Sound Transit START manager; Vicki Scuff, public artist; Inga
Kaufmann, landscape architect; Jeff Wolfe, Sound Transit project manager; Paul Krauss,
planning director; B Sanders, associate planner; Jack Locke, special projects engineer
I. Introduction and approval of minutes
Carol Valenta of Sound Transit requested the November minutes be amended to read that
the public artist selected to incorporate art into the parking garage will contract with PCL,
the contracting company that is building the parking garage.
Commissioner Don Gardner moved that the minutes be approved as amended.
Commissioner Gertie Sprenger seconded the motion.
MOTION APPROVED
II. Presentation by Sound Transit on design of the transit plaza,
Phase 2, Auburn Transit Station
Jeff Wolfe, sOund Transit project manager, announced the Technical Advisory
Committee (TAC) will meet, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 3 to 5 p.m. at the Auburn transit station.
The committee's role is to approve and comment on the architecture and design of the
plaza and parking garage.
Vicki Scuff presented her art proposal for the plaza: large-scale planters with seating.
Scuri proposed incorporating materials such as terrazo and textured concrete. The
landscape architects will work on the pavement design and present proposals to TAC. It
was reported that an underground drainage vault, which runs the length of the plaza, may
affect the configuration of the trees and plaza grid.
Inga Kauffman said the plaza design will incorporate the patterning with colored brick
tiles and orchard concepts as discussed at the last commission meeting. Further study is
needed to determine how much paving and what types of surface options will fit within
the budget.
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The commission considered Scuri's proposal of planters with seating for a total art budget
of $91,000. Sound Transit has already paid Scuri a $3,000 design fee for her proposal.
Her proposal included a 35-percent fee for design and construction of the project.
At 6:05 p.m., the commission convened in executive session to discuss the artist's design
proposal. At 6:40 p.m. the commission concluded its executive session.
Commissioner Steve LePenske moved not to approve the design concept of the planter
boxes with seating designed by Vicki Scuff as proposed. Commissioner Don Gardner
seconded the motion.
MOTION APPROVED
III. BRAVO! Update
Susan Sagawa said The Tiller's Folly concert was a success, despite the fact that five of
the eight dancers were unable to cross the Canadian-US border to perform. The show
went on with three dancers and the band played great music. With fewer dancers-staff re-
negotiated the performance fee, and the city issued an adjusted check.
Tim Noah's Holiday Show, Dec. 16, is expected to sell out.
IV. Other Business
An exhibition of Steve LePenske's photographs titled "Seasonal Reflections" is on
display in the City Hall Gallery.
The city recently recognized Commissioner Herman Ansingh and his wife Yoka Ansingh
as Auburn's Hometown Heros. They were featured in the Dec. 6 Auburn Reporter. Don
Gardner and his business, Green River Music, were featured in the Auburn Reporter.
Melanie White, arts assistant, resigned to take a job as an artistic director with a theater in
Seattle.
V. Debriefing on the end of year term as chair
Commission chair Paul Dodsworth said he has been privileged to serve as president for
the last year. Commissioner Steve LePenske will chair the commission in 2001.
Commissioners Pam Smith and Bonnie Egbert will serve as co-vice chairs.
There was no other business. The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
The next regular meeting is Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, 4:30 p.m. in Conference Room 1.